but i had spent tw years rking in a facry before goininto the service, and i didn't rlly like it.i said, "i'm going to be a writer no matter what." it turned out to be easiethan i ought -- that through sheer good luck buonce i was editg the writing,ne thing led to anothewith an almost -- how shall i put it -- divine relationsh -- smooth. i was ly unemploy once for three mont. >> charlie: when was that? >> after i left the reporter. >> crlie: yes. >> in1960, i spent some three months trying to fige out wha too and then i went into book publishing. >> charlie: who have been yo political heroes? >> politic heroes -- well, no. as a yog man, my political hero was franklin d. roosevt -- obviously -after that, i didn't have very many litical -- charlie: yeah. heroes. i did admire john f. kennedy. i was beginning to get ait disillusioned with him by the time hwas assassinated but still, i h great hopes for him. aside fromthat, i don't think there haveeen any political heroes thai knew, though winston churchill, of course, is an inspiring hero. >> charlie: what about rond reagan? >> ronald